fifty

fif|ty [ˈfıfti] number, n

[: Old English; Origin: fiftig, from fif 'five']

1.) the number 50

2.) the fifties [plural] also the '50s

the 1950s

the years between 1950 and 1959

▪ Standards of living rose in the fifties.

the early/mid/late fifties

▪ The play was written in the late fifties.

3.) be in your fifties

to be aged between 50 and 59

early/mid/late fifties

▪ He must be in his early fifties by now.

4.) in the fifties

if the temperature is in the fifties, it is between 50 degrees and 59 degrees

in the low/mid/high fifties

▪ sunny, with temperatures in the mid fifties

5.)

a piece of paper money that is worth 50 dollars or 50 pounds

▪ I can give you five tens for that fifty if you want.

>fiftieth adj

▪ her fiftieth birthday